Britcar - Final Race

General Owners Cars
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Thanks to Plans Motorsport and John Danby Racing for their support in our first season. We finished 2nd in the last race and 2nd overall in the class. Here are some pics.

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P.S 3 sets of these wheels up for sale shortly, let me know.
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Congrats to all involved

What are your intentions for next year?

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Thanks!

Will probably do Britcar again which will have longer races, including a 6 hour endurance. We will have a de-tuned spare engine and if funds allow get Hewland to repalce the Quaife sequential.

Might do some Lotus On Track but its a bit of an arse retro fitting road parts.

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Car looks great, loving the center seat position!

What sort of power are you managing to get out of the engine and who’s done the engine work ?

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Hi its a Minister engine with about 210bhp i think. Sounds awesome with the full length roof scoop, best K-Series i’ve heard! I think it had

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But can’t you get 300bhp out of a K-Series :runsforcover:

Congrats the car looks great. And yes the centre position is interesting. Why did you go for that?

How did the S2 go over the year?

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Congrats the car looks great. And yes the centre position is interesting. Why did you go for that?

Damon

A number (in fact most) of the Autobytel Motorsport Elises (upon which the Exige is based)from 2000, were built with a central driving position.

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Very cool!

Would definitely help in my Exige

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Was this not the car plans were selling last year ?? at that time it was r/h/d so must have been converted
Nice car though and well done
Wonder how many original motorsport elises are left ?

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Well done mate, was a ‘moral’ win really I think.

Car looks good, I knew I should have patented that viper stripe configuration, even lotus themselves ripped it off!

ENGLEBERT? Hope thats not a reflection of your taste in music?

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Lets leave Mr Humperdink out of this! Legend…

Yes the car was bought from Ian Bolton, customer of Plans and i understand they looked after it for the previous owner to him. It was indeed RHD, Plans converted it to centre seat.

We might do a Honda conversion, but we quite like being the David versus Goliath!

It weighs 719kg at the moment and the priority is getting weight out of it now. Fortunately one of the original guys in the Motorsport project is working on the car (John Danby).

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Conratulations.

All being well I’ll be competing against you next year in a 350Z, not sure what races we’re doing yet, the 6 hours is a definite (as I understand the 24 isn’t running next year) and we may do more races depending on budget etc.

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Not sure about 24Hour…

But cool, hope to see you next season then!

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Car looks good, I knew I should have patented that viper stripe configuration,

Guilty as charged

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Car looks good, I knew I should have patented that viper stripe configuration,

Guilty as charged

But Steve’s wheels are ALWAYS white…

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But Steve’s wheels are ALWAYS white…

…that’s coz Graham is contracted to get busy with the Wonder Wheels after every time it turns a wheel

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Love the pics. Cars looks great Engleburt.

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love the central driving position…
Hmmmmm… i could get the kids in either side!

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Could someone please explain to me how this car passes Scrutineering for its race series, the Competitors and Officials Yearbook (the blue book) states on page 144 [C(b)8f Not have the space normally occupied by passengers encroached upon,but may have the passenger seat removed. Do you just say there is no space for passengers as it a race car? Have just done this conversion myself and now wondering where i can race? Any ideas Rex.

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Any chance of some pics Rex ? also how difficult/expensive was it to do ?